Jerzy "Gumiś"
Podbrożny (born December 17, 1966 in
Przemyśl) is a former
Polish
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* Polish language
* Poles
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football striker, one of the top scorers in
Polish football history and current manager of Orzeł Campinos.
Biography
Podbrożny led the
Polish league in scoring: in 1992 with 20 goals and in 1993 with 25 goals, both times for
Lech Poznań. After winning the championship both those years, he transferred to
Legia Warsaw, and promptly won the next two titles. In 1996, Podbrożny moved to
Spain
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, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, first with
CP Mérida and then with
CD Toledo
Club Deportivo Toledo, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team based in Toledo, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1928 it plays in Tercera División RFEF – Group 18, holding home games at ''Estadio Salto del Caballo'', w ...
. He then signed with the
Chicago Fire, coming to
Major League Soccer in the club's inaugural season in 1998, joining fellow Polish internationals
Peter Nowak
Piotr "Peter" Nowak (; born 5 July 1964) is a Polish professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Jagiellonia Białystok.
Nowak played in Europe for Polish clubs such as Zawisza Bydgoszcz ...
and
Roman Kosecki
Roman Jacek Kosecki (born 15 February 1966) is a Polish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Career
In his club career, Kosecki played for RKS URSUS, Gwardia Warsaw, Legia Warsaw, Galatasaray, CA Osasuna, Atlético Madrid, N ...
. Podbrożny went on to help the club to the
MLS Cup
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and
U.S. Open Cup double. He played two seasons in MLS, scoring 10 goals and 22 assists in league play. Fans loved him in Chicago for his candour.
Podbrożny was capped six times for the
Polish national team.
In 2012
he became manager of amateur
club Orzeł Kampinos, a post he has held continuously since.
References
External links
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1966 births
Living people
Polish footballers
Lech Poznań players
Legia Warsaw players
CP Mérida footballers
CD Toledo players
Chicago Fire FC players
Zagłębie Lubin players
Pogoń Szczecin players
Amica Wronki players
Wisła Płock players
Widzew Łódź players
La Liga players
Poland international footballers
People from Przemyśl
Ekstraklasa players
Major League Soccer players
Polish expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Spain
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
Polish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
Polish expatriate sportspeople in Spain
Sportspeople from Podkarpackie Voivodeship
Association football forwards
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